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| Life remains crippled in Kashmir due to snow, cold | | | Early times Report
Srinagar, Jan 16 : Life remained affected in the Kashmir valley, including summer capital of the state, Srinagar, where people are facing acute shortage of water because of frozen taps, cooking gas and slippery road conditions.
Life was thrown out of gear after first heavy snowfall on January 7 which snapped electricity for about a week after all transmission lines, importing power to Kashmir, were damaged at several places in Pirpanchal and Ramban areas. However, after three days the power supply was partially restored to main towns while the far-flung areas continued to face darkness.
The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was also blocked, resulting in shortage of essentials, particularly LPG gas cylinders.
However, the situation worsened during the past three days when the minimum dropped to lowest of the season minus 7.8 degree, freezing Dal Lake and other water bodies and water taps.
Despite using all methods, the water taps remained frozen, resulting in major water crisis.
People said water pipes, taps and other instruments were damaged after water inside was frozen due to minus temperature.
The main pipes of Water Works were also frozen while the water-level in the Jhelum river and other main rivers and their tributaries considerably dropped after snowfall on the mountains. Today streets wore almost a deserted look as people stayed inside because of continued snowfall and cold outside for the past two days.
Though the authorities pressed into service snow clearance machines to clear the snow on main streets, but road remained slippery. Less number of vehicles, including those carrying passengers, were seen on the roads. However, they were moving in very low speed because of slippery conditions.
There was also less pedestrian movement because of slippery road conditions.
The attendance in government offices and private institutions remained affected.
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